Highlights from Wednesday, 1 March
Ad Hoc Working Group on Integrated Planning
and Management of Land Resources and Agriculture

The Intersessional
Ad Hoc Working Group on
Integrated Planning and Management of
Land Resources and Agriculture
met in the afternoon to consider the Co-Chairs� initial draft
Summary of the Discussion on Integrated Planning and Management
of Land Resources and Possible Elements for a Draft Decision
by CSD-8. On Thursday, the Summary and Elements texts for
Agriculture will be distributed and discussed.

The G-77/China emphasized: the importance of culture and
tradition in developing land tenure policies; and the responsibility
of developed countries and international organizations for
addressing land degradation. On biodiversity, the G-77/China
added text on the Biosafety Protocol and the need to explore
the health and environmental aspects of biotechnology before
marketing products.

Yvan
Jobin, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade,
Canada